Biomarkers play a pivotal role in monitoring the ecological integrity of aquatic environments.
They offer valuable insights into the impacts of pollutants and environmental stressors on the …

Simple Summary Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that can interfere and interact with the
endocrine system, resulting in altered hormonal signaling and function. PBDEs are common …

Flame retardants are globally distributed contaminants that have been linked to negative
health effects in humans and wildlife. As top predators, marine mammals bioaccumulate …

The presence of plastic debris and organo-brominated compounds in the marine
environment poses a concern to wildlife. Plastic can absorb and release chemical …

Halogenated aromatic pollutants (HAPs) including polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans
(PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are brominated compounds connected by ester
bonds between two benzene rings. There are 209 congeners of PBDEs, classified according …

Adipose tissue compromises one of the principal depots where brominated flame retardants
(BFR) accumulate in vivo, yet whether BFR disturb thermogenic brown/beige adipocytes is …

Comprehensive screening studies have revealed the accumulation of a large number of
routinely unmonitored organohalogen compounds (OHCs) in cetaceans. However, these …

Plastic pollution is a global environmental issue affecting multiple ecosystems, namely sea
turtle nesting grounds. We analysed the potential chemical contamination caused by plastic …

Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) contamination is common in aquatic environments
and can severely damage aquatic organisms. However, there is a lack of information on the …